Comments for NYS School Supt Kimberly Moritz| Educationhttp://kimberlymoritz.com
Education Leader & Speaker | Writing Here About Learning Since 2006Sat, 05 Aug 2017 11:45:58 +0000hourly1http://edublogs.org/?v=4.8Comment on Agility in Response to Constant Change by Kimberly Moritzhttp://kimberlymoritz.com/2017/08/03/agility-in-response-to-constant-change/comment-page-1/#comment-6119
Sat, 05 Aug 2017 11:45:58 +0000http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/?p=1872#comment-6119John–your feedback means the world to me, thank you! Love learning with you in change.school, thinking and planning how we can make a big difference in the way we do school for our kids.
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Sat, 05 Aug 2017 11:44:04 +0000http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/?p=1872#comment-6118Thank you Pat! I remember well when you came into my classroom in my first year of teaching to coax me out for lunch with everyone. Thank you for reaching out to me then and now. You are a wonderful example of how we should treat our newest teachers!
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Fri, 04 Aug 2017 21:42:08 +0000http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/?p=1872#comment-6117You are a true leader in education and an example of that which you speak of.May others be open to change!
Tore
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Fri, 04 Aug 2017 21:24:28 +0000http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/?p=1872#comment-6116What a powerful post! Thanks for articulating a call to action for change in our schools. I’m bookmarking it for my own reference and will be sharing it with others.
Thanks.
]]>Comment on Seeking Stories from Springville by Louise Krolikowskihttp://kimberlymoritz.com/2017/07/13/seeking-stories-from-springville/comment-page-1/#comment-6114
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 15:20:16 +0000http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/?p=1863#comment-6114I still remember our French club trip to Belgium and Paris 40 years later. We not only learned about the language and the geography but learned that people are wonderful wherever you go.
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Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:17:36 +0000http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/?p=1856#comment-6113Love everything you said. It seems to me that kids today are being taught too much on technology devices. (For English) these Ipadd do your spell correcting for you, which I myself have become a lazier speller because my phone does it for me. When you’re actually writing things down you remember it. Not being taught cursive is another thing I will never understand either. As far as Math, I have actually spoken to an Army recruiter who said a lot of the kids couldn’t pass the math, because when taking their test no calculators are allowed. I believe that kids need to learn basic everyday skills. They don’t even know how to give change back by using their head. I also think that a class on everyday skills would be helpful to for both boys and girls. (not all separate classes, but one that goes through basic cooking, maybe even how to set a table, using tools (hammer and screwdriver), balancing a checkbook, counting out money and giving back change, how to act (like please, thank you, holding the door for someone,changing a tire). So many of these simple things people can’t do, because no one takes the time anymore to show them. It’s sad but true. You’re right, we need to not be raising idiots, book smart and common sense smart are two different things.
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Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:22:02 +0000http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/?p=1856#comment-6112I LOVE this–“You don’t have to be bad to be better.”

Words I wish I’d said because I really believe them. Thank you Jessica!

]]>Comment on Mission, Personal and Schools by Jessica Schusterhttp://kimberlymoritz.com/2017/07/06/mission-personal-and-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-6111
Thu, 06 Jul 2017 14:20:04 +0000http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/?p=1856#comment-6111“You don’t have to be bad to be better.”

That quote resonated so deeply with me when I read it over the weekend. I believe it is attributed to an assistant superintendent downstate. Rethinking education doesn’t mean we are doing things wrong. To me, it means we are trying to continue doing things right and evolving.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:44:22 +0000http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/?p=1851#comment-6110Ah, in re-reading this, now I better see your point. I was still focused on the “why we need recess” tweet. 🙂
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Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:22:49 +0000http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/?p=1851#comment-6109Thanks Julie!!–we’ve made gains with healthier options and will continue to do so as far as school wellness policies go. In the post I was trying to carry the analogy beyond health and wellness, albeit poorly based on your comment!

I really want to consider what we want an SGI education to be–from a broad perspective and then narrowing to a small number of ambitious goals that will provide a clear focus on improving instruction–developed through shared engagement with our school community. Just like we make different choices for personal fitness, what systemic choices can we make for school system “fitness” that will impact student learning in big ways?